Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Cut to the Chase
Focus clearly only on what needs to be done to get training results that translate in competition performance. This demands focus on the training tasks that are meaningful. Eliminate the nice to do ac...
Oblique & Intercostals Injuries
Oblique strains and pulls and intercostals strains are injuries that you seldom saw or heard of fifteen to twenty years ago. The two injuries are different injuries; I think one mistake is to group th...
Communication – Getting the Message Across
Effective coaching is about sending and receiving messages. Notice I said sending and receiving. It is a two way process. Effective messages are clear, on point and brief. The message should be convey...
Pay The Piper
There are no shortcuts, crash programs or quick fixes that will get you there faster. You will always have to pay the piper whether it is sooner or later. It is better to pay up front by being very th...
Coaching Art and Science
Good effective coaching demands a careful blend of art AND science. It is not an either or proposition. Modern coaching necessitates that the coach have a sound foundation in sports science which mean...
How to be an exercise guru
So you want to be a guru? Here are some helpful tips I have learned through observation of many of the well-known gurus in action. Make everything as complex as possible, it you are not sure make it m...
Hard Work
It is a given that to achieve any level of success in sport demands hard work. That being said anyone can work hard, the champions are the ones who work smart. They know how to balance the work in ord...
Stuff
As coaches we all do stuff. There is stuff all over the place. Much of the stuff of training is free on YouTube. I have learned over the years that some stuff is better than other stuff. As I look aro...
The GAIN Experience – The Faculty
Calling it an experience is not meant as marketing hype or hyperbole. It is truly an experience in learning and discovery. It all starts with the faculty. From the inception of GAIN I have worked to h...